Expanding the SMHP FAMILY

Expanding the School Mental Health Program (SMHP) Focus on Access to Mental Health Interventions and Local Resources to Promote Youth-Family-School Well-Being (FAMILY) is part of the Blueprint for Maryland's Future.

This project seeks to enhance the capacities of school-based stakeholders for supporting the growing mental health needs of youth by providing family education programming, implementing educator training, and bolstering universal interventions provided to youth and families during and after school hours.

Program Staff:

• Brittany Patterson, Principal Investigator
• Cindy Schaeffer, Co-Principal Investigator
• Jen Cox, Program Director

Program Partners:

• Broken Wall Church
• St. Luke's Youth Center
• Tree House Project

Funding Source:

• Maryland Community Health Resources Commission

Contact:

Brittany Patterson, bpatterson@som.umaryland.edu